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Release of mutagens from finished leather.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  2668750     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
Extracts of a leather widely used in the furniture and dress-making industries were tested for their mutagenic activity in the Salmonella/microsome assay. Extracts obtained after vigorous treatment of leather samples in a Soxhlet apparatus with toluene or ethanol were mutagenic in strain TA98 of S. typhimurium in the absence of S9 mix. The analysis of extracts of leather at various intermediate stages of processing showed that the mutagenic activity appeared after the coloration process. The responsible compound was identified to be an azo dye (Color Index: Acid Brown 83) whose mutagenic potency was about 4 revertants/micrograms.
Authors:
E Clonfero; R Montini; P Venier; A G Levis
Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Mutation research     Volume:  226     ISSN:  0027-5107     ISO Abbreviation:  Mutat. Res.     Publication Date:  1989 Aug 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  1989-09-19     Completed Date:  1989-09-19     Revised Date:  2008-11-21    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  0400763     Medline TA:  Mutat Res     Country:  NETHERLANDS    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  229-33     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Institute of Occupational Health, University of Padua, Italy.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Azo Compounds / toxicity*
Biotransformation
Chemical Phenomena
Chemistry
Mutagenicity Tests
Mutagens* / pharmacokinetics
Salmonella typhimurium / genetics
Shoes
Tanning*
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
0/Azo Compounds; 0/Mutagens

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